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By: RIP Michael Jackson | | Clook Internet Services UK

RIP Michael Jackson | | Clook Internet Services UK — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:33:46 +0000

[...] how popular news and social networking websites coped with his passing, I would recommend reading this article Share and [...]

By: The MJ Factor «

The MJ Factor « — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:59:38 +0000

[...] The MJ Factor 2009 August 10 tags: celebrity journalism, net neutrality, new media, social media, Web 2.0 by mediascapes3 When news of Michael Jackson’s death was rumored (and then later confirmed) by various celebrity sites like TMZ.com, blogs, and other news sites, network traffic exploded and in some instances knocked sites off-line. Keynote Systems charted the online news sites performance as avid fans tried to logon for news of … [...]

By: Sloganeering.Org » Blog Archive » Blog Rondo a la Turk

Sloganeering.Org » Blog Archive » Blog Rondo a la Turk — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:04:03 +0000

[...] Also, the increased traffic from web surfers looking for Jackson news nearly crushed some major news sites. [...]

By: Web Traffic (effect of Michael Jackson’s death on) « NTT Europe Online

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:53:45 +0000

[...] Published July 2, 2009 Uncategorized Leave a Comment Interesting report appeared here on datacenterknowledge.com on June 25th for those ineterested in web traffic trends. It [...]

By: RIP Michael Jackson | Clook Internet Blog

RIP Michael Jackson | Clook Internet Blog — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:04:29 +0000

[...] how popular news and social networking websites coped with his passing, I would recommend reading this article. « Karl vs [...]

By: Online Storage Optimization » Blog Archive » The Jacko Effect

Online Storage Optimization » Blog Archive » The Jacko Effect — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:52:34 +0000

[...] Data Center Knowledge offers a graphical representation of the slowing of news sites during the course of the cycle (thanks @skenniston for link). In a post entitled “The Web Creaks as Jackson Fans Mourn” it shows that the availability of news sites dropped dramatically as the news leaked out of Jackson’s demise. Some have said this is a perfect argument for a more cohesive cloud computing strategy. [...]

By: From Pop King to Pauper | FICRY

From Pop King to Pauper | FICRY — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:11:24 +0000

[...] DataCenterKnowledge: Chart shows that “web creaks as Jackson fans mourn” web site response time grows, availa… [...]

By: Did the Cloud Crack? | GottaBeMobile.com

Did the Cloud Crack? | GottaBeMobile.com — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:02:57 +0000

[...] web as “collapsing.” Data Center Knowledge was less sensational, using the verb “creaks.” VentureBeat calls the event a “test” warning of the need to improve. Cloud [...]

By: Los Cuatro Ojos » Michael Jackson More Popular Than Jesus On WWW… MJ Searches Nearly Cripple Web…

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:36:57 +0000

[...] attack and simply refused to serve up results. Some experts say that the massive spike shows where the weaknesses are in the internet’s infrastructure. addthis_url = [...]

By: Michael Jackson’s Death Shows the Web at Its Best. And Worst. | Technologizer

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:16:40 +0000

[...] one of the first to report the news, was knocked offline briefly after a flurry of traffic. Poor AOL saw its Instant Messenger service go down for around 40 minutes [...]